May 2013
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“We promise not to screw it up.”
– Marissa Mayer, on the Tumblr acquisition as announced via press release on Yahoo’s Tumblr. Exclamation: Tumblr. + Yahoo! = !!
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Killed Tumblr Storyboard Wins 2 NY Press Club... →
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Obligatory Life Update: RIP Tumblr Storyboard.... →
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“For reporters and editors tired of layoffs and buyouts, [brand journalism]...”
– But how do you make independent journalism when your boss is a brand, not a media company? I had some #realtalk with Jess Bennett about the demise of Tumblr Storyboard. (via annfriedman)
April 2013
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“I wish I hadn’t bought Newsweek. It was a mistake”
– Barry Diller, April 29, 2013
Meanwhile, The Archivist surges on. Thanks Tumblr peep.
(via nwkarchivist)
oy.
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: If Jill Abramson were a man... →
She’s a source of widespread frustration and anxiety who is demoralizing, uncaring, morale-draining, and very unpopular. He demands excellence and relevance.
She is difficult to work with, unreasonable, impossible, stubborn. He has a strong vision and insists on seeing it carried out.
She is AWOL and disengaged. He attended Sundance and SXSW.
She is not a naturally charismatic person, not...
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Newspaper Reporter Named Worst Career of 2013.... →
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chrismohney:
As departure memos go, this will be...
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Being fired is actually kind of awesome when...
You get emails like this (links mine):
Hi there,
I don’t know you, except in the internet sense, but I loved Storyboard and I’m sad you got fired.
My boyfriend works at [redacted] and he just told me they are hiring a [redacted]. I bet you would be good at this!
The internet: restoring my faith in humanity, while simultaneously crushing it.
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Orphaned Tumblr Storyboard Posts Find New Home on... →
Tumblr’s Storyboard was a daily read for many Mashable editors, so we’re offering to publish some of its planned stories in the wake of its shut-down.
mehan jayasuriya: This was going to be my first... →
mehan:
jessicasuarez:
A week or so ago I turned in my first piece for Storyboard, a profile of Chris Gethard and The Chris Gethard Show. Storyboard shut down last night. I was excited about writing my first long feature piece in two years, and excited to write a profile of a comedy show where…
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Tumblr Staff: A year ago, Tumblr did something... →
staff:
A year ago, Tumblr did something unprecedented — we created an editorial team of experienced journalists and editors assigned to cover Tumblr as a living, breathing community. The team’s mandate was to tell the stories of Tumblr creators in a truly thoughtful way — focusing on the people, their…
RIP TUMBLR EDITORIAL. WE PRODUCED SOME AWESOME MOTHERFUCKING SHIT / REDEFINED...
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“I got some gay homies.”
– Snoop Dogg, who was asked by The Guardian if Frank Ocean coming out would pave the way for other gay rappers. (His response: “Ocean ain’t no rapper.”) Snoop does, for the record, support same-sex marriage.
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March 2013
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“I mean, it’s not like I’m a fucking lead miner. There are harder...”
– Oh John Hamm
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When the Good Girls of Newsweek Revolted -- My... →
Meant to post this last week.
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"You might not get a lot of respect as a writer,... →
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NY Mag: My piece on Sheryl Sandberg and Leaning... →
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“When you slip on a banana peel, people laugh at you; but when you tell people...”
– Nora Ephron, as recalled by her son, Jacob Bernstein, in a heartbreaking piece about his mother’s final days in this week’s Times magazine
NY Times: Nora Ephron’s Final Act
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February 2013
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